March 16th, 2013, 04:36 PM | #1 |
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Chain and Sprockets
Ok, so over the past 13000 miles, my chain maintenance has been attrocious. I've cleaned the chain exactly once, that being sometime after 12000 miles, and it was nothing more than spraying degreaser on there, letting it sit and then spraying it off with the hose, (I just now bought the tool to do it properly) and I did not lubricate it often enough. I was doing 150 miles a day, and was trying to do it every other day, but sometimes I'd go 2-3 weeks without lubing it. Now I commute closer to home, around 200 miles a week, and somehow I'm remembering to lube it more often.
So, now my sprockets are looking pretty worn, and my chain makes a clunk sound as it goes around the front sprocket. I'm hoping it's the chain anyway. Or the sprocket, just not something serious. Anyway, so now it's time to change them out, is it better to buy them as a set or just shop around and buy them separately? Some of the ones I was looking at, (the less expensive sets) had aluminum rear sprockets, and that just will not do for me. Also, how much should I expect to pay for a decent chain rivet tool? I'm probably going to want to do it myself, although I might do the sprockets and have a shop do the chain if the tools are too pricey. |
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March 16th, 2013, 04:46 PM | #2 |
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You get what you pay for
If I were you i'd buy an o-ring chain, front and rear sprockets and take it to a shop to fit, for the price of a decent chain tool you could get a professional to do it properly. And take better care of your new chain and sprockets. |
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March 16th, 2013, 04:55 PM | #3 | |
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And if I can get the tool for the same price as the shop, I'll do it myself, and the next time will be free. |
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March 16th, 2013, 04:57 PM | #4 |
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They say you get the longest life by buying as a set. The tools aren't that expensive but one could always spend a mint on tools.
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March 16th, 2013, 06:26 PM | #5 | |
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I'd rather get the tool, really, because then if I need to I can always take the chain off and put it back on. |
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March 16th, 2013, 06:42 PM | #6 |
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And when I was talking about the expensive sets, I keep seeing sets that are around 300 dollars, which seems steep for a chain and two sprockets.
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March 16th, 2013, 08:22 PM | #7 |
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Dont have to buy them in a set. Look for a good front and rear sprocket and then look for a chain. By set people just mean same manufacturer for front and back. You can rent a chain break tool from cycle gear for free, just buy it, use it, tell them it sucked and bring it back. It takes like an hour tops to change all of it out and you feel good about yourself knowing you did it.
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March 16th, 2013, 08:51 PM | #8 | |
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March 17th, 2013, 08:36 AM | #9 | |
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There is not such a thing anyway, since the manufacturers of chains don't cut the sprockets. The dimensional tolerances cannot vary enough to make a difference, because they are machined with standard cutting tools that either manufacturer don't produce themselves. The advantage of the reputable brand is in the material that they use and the quality of the heat treatment. Proper cleaning and lubrication (type and frequency) is more important for the longevity and performance than the material and the previously mentioned factors. The quality of the tool you buy for this one and future installations is also important to press the master link properly, avoiding over-stress and premature wear of the O-rings. No chain is stronger than its weakest link
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March 18th, 2013, 05:34 AM | #11 |
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when you say matching set i think about used versus new sprockets.
it is better to replace chain and sprockets at the same time if there's wear. this way the parts wear together, otherwise you could have one bad component accelerating wear to the others.
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March 18th, 2013, 06:49 AM | #12 |
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Yeah, that's the plan, I haven't even measured the chain like you are supposed to to see if it's worn, I just figure that the sprockets are starting to wear, so when I do them I'll do the chain. Or if the chain causes me any problems first I'll replace them all together.
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March 18th, 2013, 07:28 AM | #13 |
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I recently did my chain and sprockets. Total cost was $146. I got everything from Amazon. I used JT sprockets (JTR486.45 and JTF516.15), an RK 520-106 O-ring chain and riveted link, and a generic chain tool, which is sturdy and has done two 520 chains easily, although I did not break the chains, just cut a link with a Dremel cutting wheel and pulled them off.
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March 18th, 2013, 09:44 AM | #14 | |
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How much were your sprockets? 100 bucks for chain and sprockets seems a bit low to me. |
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March 18th, 2013, 09:46 AM | #15 | |
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March 18th, 2013, 11:09 AM | #16 |
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DID Chains are the hundred dollar ones.
i'll probably use RK for my next chain
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March 18th, 2013, 11:28 AM | #18 |
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Well, it was $53, and I got a $2 discount because I have points on an Amazon credit card.
It's here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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March 18th, 2013, 11:32 AM | #19 | |
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Thinking about a chain oiler, but I don't know if it's worth it, if I want to spend that right now. |
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they are both decent IMO, but if given a choice i would pay extra for the DID.
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March 18th, 2013, 03:10 PM | #21 |
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I keep hearing that the chain oiler only holds a little bit of oil, so you keep having to refill it almost as much as you would have to lube the chain, but I don't know if that's true.
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March 18th, 2013, 03:49 PM | #22 |
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You can buy quite a bit of chain lube for the cost of a Scottoiler. They are good and convenient to have, but I'd rather just prop it up on the rear stand and spin the tire.
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